Musical cans



May 21, 1957 .JQ J. SHERIDAN MUSICAL CANS Filed March 8, 1954 United States Patent O MUSICAL CANS Joseph J. Sheridan, San Mateo, Calif. Application March 8, 1954, Serial No. 414,632

1 Claim. (Cl. 8494) This invention relates to improvements in a device for emitting musical sounds and has particular reference to a musical sealed can.

Ihe principal object of the invention is to associate with the mounting for the musical unit of a pair of spaced vertical bands or bars that function to increase the resonance land tone of the musical sounds emitting from the can.

An ladditional object of the invention is the provision of an article of the character described that is economical to manufacture, attractive in appearance, and a device that tends to increase the sales of the product being advertised, the name of the product appearing on the can.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. l is a perspective view of the device constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the device with the musical instrument removed, the view being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 5, and looking in the direction of the arrows,

Fig. 4 is a cross section-al view through the can and disclosing in dotted lines the musical unit in its mounted operative position,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 6 designates, as a whole, a metallic can such as a can simulating a beer can, that is ornamented to advertise a nationally known beverage product. The can comprises a cylindrical body 7 and a flanged cover 8 and a bottom 9. The said bottom is depressed as at 10 to house a winding key 11 and a spring controlled stop 12 for a musical unit 13. The stems of the stop 12 and the key 11 are adapted to penetrate the base and are carried by the musical unit. The musical unit is tuned to play a slogan or melody of the product that is being advertised, and the trademark of the product appears on the exterior of the can as at 14.

The numeral 15 designates as a whole a support that includes a substantially rectangular metal base 15' that has upwardly extending therefrom and integrally formed therewith a pair of spaced vertical arms 16 adapted to contact at their upper extremities the can top 8. The said :arms together with the base 15' deiine a U-shaped member; the arms 16 serve to increase the resonance of the musical score emitted from the musical unit. The base 15 has a rigid connection with the top of the bottom 9, through the medium of a short spacer strip or pressed out flange 17. The musical unit 13 is adapted to be xedly secured to the base 15' by screws or like fastening elements 18.

In assembling the device for operative use, the top 8 is rst suitably placed on the body of the can. An assembly is then made, exteriorly of the body, of the musical unit 13 on the base 15 of the U-shaped member by the fastening elements 18, the flange 17 being welded to the top of the can bottom 9. It is obvious that the stem of the key and the stop can be suitably connected to said unit by penetrating openings provided in the bottom 9 and in the base of the U-shaped frame.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the shape, size, material and arrangement of parts may be readily resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In combination with a metallic closed can equipped with a top, a bottom and a cylindrical side w-all, means for supporting la music box in the can, said means comprising a U-shaped metallic frame which includes a base portion and a pair of integrally formed upwardly extending vertical arms, the upper extremities of said arms being in contact with the can top, a spacer strip interposed between the bottom surface of the base portion of the U- shaped frame :and the upper surface of the can bottom, yand winding and stop means for the music box operable exteriorly of the base of the can.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,252,289 Kind et al Aug. 12, 1941 2,435,105 Solomon Jan. 27, 1948 2,504,918 Bergen Apr. 18, 1950 

